Twenty Thousand Hertz

A lovingly crafted podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.

Design
Arts
Music Commentary
51
Creature Speakers
How do you voice over 200 monsters?
26 min
52
Video(less) Games
The ins and outs of gaming without sight.
24 min
53
Blind Sports
Keep your ears on the ball.
21 min
54
Listening to the Movies
Hearing is believing.
27 min
55
Sonic Bubbles
Self-control through sound control.
24 min
56
Domestic Symphony
What happens when dryers and dishwashers get the sound design treatment?
22 min
57
The Windsor Hum
Cracking the case of a sonic mystery.
13 min
58
The Buzzer
Tuning in to spy radio.
31 min
59
Stay Tuned
The new voices of the Looney Tunes.
25 min
60
Prop 'til You Drop
The secret tools of Foley Artists.
21 min
61
Foley Artists
The secrets behind the subtle art of Foley.
20 min
62
The Leaky Pipeline
A story within a story about pioneering women in audio.
25 min
63
Auditory Icons
Why are some device sounds pleasing, while others stress us out?
16 min
64
Progression Obsession
From Pachelbel's Canon, to the Ice Cream Changes, to the Four Chords, we examine the most-used chord changes in pop music.
25 min
65
SM7
How the Shure SM7 became one of the most game-changing vocal microphones of all time.
22 min
66
Minecraft
Crafting the music and sounds of Minecraft.
24 min
67
20th Century Fox
The history and future of the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
24 min
68
The Deterrent Tone
What happens when you get hit with a “sound cannon?”
20 min
69
I'm Lovin' It
Ba da ba ba ba.
23 min
70
Sound 101 with Bill Nye
Listen up! It’s time to go back to basics on the physics of sound.
22 min
71
Synesthesia
What’s it like to see sounds and taste names?
25 min
72
Sing Gently
How an internet choir connects singers around the world at a time when they can't sing together.
33 min
73
Sounds Worth Saving
Legendary music archivist Alan Lomax made it his life's work to preserve and promote the sounds of local culture.
24 min
74
Conlang
From Klingon to Elvish, what makes a good constructed language?
26 min
75
Space Audity
The mind-boggling technology behind space communication.
21 min